Combined Program

The first year of the program you are allowed to take either the cardiac courses or the vascular courses. You are required to take the Physics course in your first year. The second year you take the courses in the other modality, i.e. cardiac or vascular. The Cardiac and Vascular Program is offered to train students who are interested in being employed in hospitals with a dual lab or by a mobile service. The two-year cardiac and vascular curricula is institutionally accredited by ABHES and each one-year modality is programatically accredited by CAAHEP.

Program Length: Two Years (36 hours per week for 96 weeks). Total clock hours: 3456

Course Number	Course Titles	Quarter	Total Clock Hours
ECHO 101	Adult Echo Principles and Technology	1st	174
ECHO 102	Adult Echo Scan Lab	1st	210
EKG 101	Basic EKG	1st	12
MED 101	Medical Terminology	1st	18
PC 101	Patient Care	1st	18
ECHO 201	Adult Echo Clinical Application	2nd	432
ECHO 301	Adult Echo Advanced Studies	3rd	180
ECHO 302	Adult Echo Advanced Scan Lab	3rd	216
PHY 101	Ultrasound Physics	3rd	36
ECHO 202	Adult Echo Clinical Application	4th	432
VAS 101	Vascular Principles and Technology	5th	192
VAS 102	Vascular Scan Lab	5th	204
EV 302	Echo or Vascular Registry Review	5th	36
VAS 201	Vascular Clinical Application	6th	432
VAS 301	Vascular Advanced Studies	7th	186
VAS 302	Vascular Advanced Scan Lab	7th	210
EV 302	Echo or Vascular Registry Review	7th	36
VAS 202	Echo/Vascular Clinical Application	8th	432
	TOTAL		3456